NO PICS TO PROVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!

That's right we don't have any pictures to prove it, but CJM and I, fishing with one of our new neighbors, Bob Robbins, had an incredible afternoon of fishing Friday. To start from the beginning...last year we had planned to spend most of the month of September in Islamorada because in 2009 we had a GREAT fishing trip there with our good friends, the Petersons. Well, low and behold Lola showed up on September 3rd so needless to say our September trip in 2010 was put off. This year we vowed to spend 3 weeks in September fishing in the Keys. Well, this time our new little building project got in the way. We almost cancelled our trip altogether, but having left CJM's car there and the Feeding Frenzy out of the water, we decided to make a very short trip of it mostly to check on FF III and pick up the car. We, of course, had some maintenance to do to both the FF III and the T/T to FF III. We replaced the trim tabs and shaft zincs and put in some new damp rid bags in the big boat and put a different prop and an additional fuel tank on the little boat. We caught a couple happy hours on Tuesday and took the T/T FF III out Thursday for a nice little run up to Hog Heaven and Island Grill. We checked in with our new neighbor, Bob Robbins a GHS graduate a couple years older than me and he invited us to go fishing with him on Friday. He had a few things to do that morning and none of us wanted to make a big deal of it so we went out about noon. He has a 30' Grady White with twin 250 Yamahas. It will run about 45 mph or so and if you know Bob, he always runs his boats WOT. We were still in sight of land when we came upon a huge weed line with boards in it and birds working it and fish everywhere. This was no doubt a Guy Harvey picture opportunity under those weeds as the fish bit immediately and were everywhere. Every time we put something out, we got bites. Most times before we could even get the baits out on the riggers, they were getting hit. We kept only one Mahi and about 3 or 4 Wahoo as Bob did not want them and we were leaving the next morning, but we caught and released a LOT of fish.......all very nice keeper Mahi. We also got bitten off 4 or 5 times by Wahoo. Twice we dropped big 5" spoons down and they were both bitten off almost immediately. We were very short on wire leaders so could not really see what all was there, but it was truly a "feeding frenzy." Finally we all said "enough", Captain Bob called "lines up" and we were back in by 4:00. I guess that day you did not have to be the early bird to catch the worm. It just verifies that September is a great fishing month in the Keys. So I'm giving notice....next year no building projects allowed in September. And...Caldwell & Kate and Matt & Jabet, if you are thinking of making any babies, please plan accordingly!

CTM